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LESTER DAY, OF BUFFALO, -NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF HENRY F. BRIGGS, AND EDWARD BELDING, OF SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 83,475, dated October 27, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FOR. TRANSPORTING, EXTENDING, AND IEIJIIV'ATIIN'G PIPES AND HOSE. Y

'lhe Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making of the'name.

To all whom it may conce-ru Be ,it known thatI, LiaisTEn'DAY, assignorto myself, HENRY F. BRIGGS, and EDWARD BELDING, all of Buifalo, in the county of Erie, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Extension-Pipes and Hose-Elevators; and I do hereby declare that the following is full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompauying drawings, vmaking part of this specification.

The obj ect of my invention is to provide a fire-maf chine that will throw water to a great height, and it consists in attaching to a suitable carriage or platform an extension-pipe, which, as it is extended, carries up hose with it; also, in providing suitable attached apparatus for working the same; and, fuithermore, in connecting with the carriage a reservoir to be filled with waterwhen the pipe is being used, to steady the whole r `nachine. l i Figure l is a perspective view of the whole machine, the red line showing the pipeelevated for use.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the pipe and case, also showing the hose-connection, and belt for raising it.

' Figure 3 shows the pipe extended.

Figure 4 shows the hos'eand pipe-coupling.' Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

In the drawings, A represents the lower platform, and B thev upper; the whole machine setting on wheels c a. The upper' platform is firmly held and supported b'y four stanchions or pillars, b b f More or fewer supi ports may be used, 4if desirefb O is the outer case of the pipe, preferably made of metal, the lower. end i setting into a hollow socket, D, in which it freely turns.

E is the innergmetal pipe, having a narrow iiange its entire length, which runs in a corresponding groove in the topofthe outer case C. This is to keep the pipe from turning .in the case, as the pipe and case turn together. p

Io its upper end, at d, is coupled o'r securely fastened an elastic pipe, F, having a spiral spring or its equivalent cover, yu, which allows the depresssion of the nozzle c, as shown in red lines. this, I attach a light chain or guide-rope, f, near the nozzle, which is operated by firemen below, as, at the height which the pipc is to be elevated, it would be impossible to work it by hand. rlhe spiral-spring,cover causes the nozzle to comeback'at once to the perpendicular, when the strain on the guide-rope j' is slackencd.

At thc lower end of this pipe, and inside thc outer case, I attach a coupling, g, by screwing it iirmly on the pipe, thc outside of the coupling being made annular or bulging, as shown in fig. 4, at 71, in order to lill the space between pipe E and outer case C, when itis worked up and down. The lower end of the coup- 'Io accomplish ling is made with a thread, to which is screwed suffilength of outer case O. 1

:To elevate this hose and extend the inner pipe, I attach to the outside edge of thel coupling g, as shown at at, in any suitable manner, the end of a belt, c, made of chain, metal, rubber, or other material, which I carry up between the inner pipe and outer case t0 the top of the latter, where is iirm'ly fastened a frame, 'i holding two rollers, j and k, one above the other. I then pass the Vbelt over the top of the upper, and between it and the .lower roller; it is then carried down and fastened to the drum of a wheel, l, which is actuated by crank fm', and as it worksv around, the inner pipe is raised up. `The ch-um has an outside ratchet-wheel to hold it as the pipe is gradually raised o'r lowered, the whole working in a partly-enclosed box, n, attached to the outer case O, at a'suitable height from :the upper platibrm, to allow of its being properly worked by firemen whenthe pipe is elevated. .lhe pipe'and enclosing-case, when not in use, lie lengthwiseon the top of the upper platform B, projecting a short distance beyond each end, and resting swivel, G, which allows the pipe to be raised and lowered.

rear ends, (at o and p respectively,) in which the pipe sets when resting perpendicularly the position shownin red lines. I attach to the carriage-stanchions, or upper platform, bypivots, a couple of metal guys or stays, fr s, which are connected, by their lower. e'nds, to socket 1),'which hold the case and pipe securely and steadily, they rest either horizontally or perpendicularly. The rear end of platform A has also suitable recesses, -w y, cut in it to admit these guys when the pipe is erect.

In order to raise the pipe to the pe1pendicular,I attach to the socket D a rope or chain H, which passes down under the carriage and over a roller, up through the bottom of the lower platform A, where it is attached to a small windlass, I, fastened to the platform. By turning the windlass, the rope or chain winds around and pulls the lower end ofthe pipe towards the ground, while the upper end is raised. As it rises, the pipe gradually Vslips through swivel Gr, the guys moving downward, and, at the same time, holding and keeping thc pipe steady. A ratchet or stop is attached to this windlass, to prevent its slipping while the pipe is heilig raised, and* holds it whenin an upright position. To hold the pipe more firmly, however, I intend to employ, if found necessaiy, a number of stays, either of rope, wood, or iron, to be attached in any-suitable manner to pipc E and case O. A holding-ring, L, having eyes, z z, -is passed around case c for this purpose. To keep the machine from vibrating bythe force of water passing throughthe hose and pipe, I make the cient length of hose, K, to pass through the entire on suitable supports to steady it. Near the rear end of the upper platform B, the case rests Vloosely in a The platibrmsA B have suitable openings at their sixty-two to sixty-tive feet over all.

hind axles hollow from the wheel-hub, N, inward a suitable distance, and pass into these holes bars J,

with supports attached' to their outer ends, which act as a wagon-jack, giving the machine, by this method, a more lateral brace, and raising the hind wheels, to prevent them from turning.

'Io further aid in steadying the machine, I attach to the lower platform A, a reservoir, M, which can be instantly filled with water, thus giving the additional weight necessary, without having to carry it about.

I place a railing, t t, aroiuid the back of the platform B, to prevent persons working the pipes iiom falling ofi'.

By making the outer case c at least thirty fee-t, for example, wouldgive, by extending the inner pipe E, sixty feet, which, added to the length of iexible pipe F, 'say five feet, would give an entire extension of from This case and pipe, however, can be made as long as desired.

My machine, among other advantages, obviates the slow, dangerous, and laborious task now in vogue o'f carrying hose up long ladders, which, before it can be accomplished, allows great headway and ruinous progress to fires. My appa 'atus is always ready for use, it takes but few men to work it, its arrangements are simple, and not liable' to get out of order, and it is quickly moved from place to place, either by hand or horse-power.

The pipe can be raised instantly, ready for the water, and turned in any position. It will prove of incalcumble Vahle in cases of fire in churches, public buildings, orliign houses. A large proportion of lires appear to originate in the roofs or upper parts oi" buildings, andmuch valuable propertv and many fine buildings would have been saved had such a machine as mine beenin existence, and which I have made to meet just such emergencies. One of its chief advantages is, that it takes a large body -of water up To a desired height, and then ejects it from the pipe on the tire in a continuous stream, instead of being scattered in spray, as is the case with tire-hose as now operated.

If found more feasible, I propose to elevate the hose by 'similar devices within described, but doing away with case O, and raising the hose on its outside, or

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Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure Iby Letters Patent, is

l. 'lhe reservoir M, swivel G, wiudlass I, and the extension-pipe C E, incombina-tionwith the plat-forms A and B, as and for the purpose described.

2. Pipes E and I, the latter having a spring-cover, '11., guide-rope j', annular coupling g, and belt o, in combina-tion with oase C, socket I), raising and loweringdevices ij k l n, and guides yr s, as herein set forth.

3. The hollow axle N, with bars and suppoits J, as speciied.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my naine in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LESTER DAY.

Witnesse J. R. BRAKE, W.' J. CHAMBERLAIN. 

